I don't eat ANY of there things too often (meaning I hardly eat any of these, I don't even know what half of there are...) and L-Lysine supposedly helps for cold sores (herpes).

And here I am, I have a whole ton of tiny little cold sores all over my upper lip... I am taking a L-Lysine supplement now (praying it won't make me sick ) , but I wish I could get it through food for after the herpes goes away. Does anyone know any other sources for L-Lysine in the food, that are IBS safe, or any other cure for herpes?

you won't be able to get enough through food to keep herpes at bay most likely, lysine is a good way too go as well as elderberry. good luck, i have seen it work for lots of people hopefully it will work for you too. if it doesn't try bell hepes relief system it is a homeopathic product that is well backed up by customers i have met.

Thank you, Gracie, yes, I have a chapstick and I do apply it topically I didn't know they sold it in HFS's thouhgh, I got mine from the local pharmacy. Back in Boston, there was this magical chapstick with Lysine, that hepled a lot, it was called "L-Lysine" but I can't find it anywhere here (New York City) so I am using something else...

It had never occured to me to look for it in Whole Foods (the HFS) but I did yesterday and I found the magic stick!!! It is Super lysine +, and it looks suspiciously similar to the one I was using in Boston (I think they just changed the look and name of it, otherwise the company that makes it, and the wording and the ingredients, even the font the ingredients are written in, is the same). And it is as magic as the one before so, thank you SO much for suggesting the HFS. I know it seems like a normal thing, but I usually look for drugs in the pharmacy (and I originally bought this from a CVS pharmacy in Boston)...

Well... thanks again! I can smile again, finally, because the armour of cold sores on mu lip feels much softer now, with the Lysine cream.

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